On the last day of We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-85, we are spending time with C
On the last day of We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-85, we are spending time with Carrie Mae Weems’s Family Reunion from her Family Pictures and Stories (1978-84) series. A deeply felt and realistic account of black family life in the United States, the series was intended to refute the highly controversial government report titled The Negro Family: The Case for National Action from 1965. If you didn’t get a chance to see the work of over 40 black women artists and collectives working at the intersections of art and politics, pick up the sourcebook or catch the exhibition as it tours through Fall 2018—next stop is California African American Museum in LA on October 13! Posted by Allie RickardCarrie Mae Weems (American, born 1953). Family Reunion, 1978–84. Gelatin silver print, 30 x 40 in. (framed). Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. © Carrie Mae Weems -- source link
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